Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Nektar Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -16.40% for Q2 2026, up 46.38 percentage points from -62.78% a year earlier and up 12.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nektar Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -58.72%, down 22.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -32.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -36.33% in FY2024 (+16.08 pp), -52.42% in FY2023 (-7.94 pp), -44.48% in FY2022 (-8.58 pp) and -35.90% in FY2021 (-10.01 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.36 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 46.38 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 25.39 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NKTR's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -29.00% (Q1 2026), -59.03% (Q4 2025) and -52.15% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,261.99 Bn | 1,235.61 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 43.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 678.93 Bn | 598.79 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 518.29 Bn | 486.30 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 21.60% |
| 4 | Merck | 365.98 Bn | 328.92 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.33% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 316.85 Bn | 290.09 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 293.40 Bn | 267.29 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.91% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.78 Bn | 203.43 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.37% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 210.61 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.15% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 166.87 Bn | 114.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Nektar Therapeutics | 1.25 Bn | -515.86 Mn | - | -16.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -29.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -59.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -52.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -62.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -54.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -43.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -59.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -52.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -47.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -71.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -67.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -61.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -68.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -55.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -59.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -59.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -46.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -40.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -37.48% |
API Access
Nektar Therapeutics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NKTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NKTR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NKTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();